Monday, July 26, 2010

Murals of Laxminarayan Temple, Orchha

The inner portion of the temple in the ceilings are adorned with murals, where the themes are based on Sage Valmiki’s Ramayana, and the poet, Tulsidas’, Ram Charitra Manas. In the painting above among other things one can see Lord Krishna with Radha.

The vivacious colors of the frescoes are still retained. In the painting above there are various animals like men on elephants and horses. There are also peacocks at the corners.

I love to paint and I always admire artist that could paint so vividly and with such a detail and imagination on murals.;)) These images always tell a story and it is wonderful to read it in pictures.Lovely!xoxo

They are just so beautiful and complex. It would take me a long time to decode each of the image in these murals. I hope they have soft covering on the floor so that I can lie down as I try to understand and appreciate these gorgeous murals.

Hi Rajesh, Such an intricate ancient mural. I studied your enlarged photos (which might be easier than looking at the ceiling!). I really liked the caravan of animals in the second photo and the detailed peacocks.

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